Archives - 23 August 2012, Thursday

A mother has lodged a police report after her 12-year-old son's teacher cut his hair an hour before his PSLE oral exam last Thursday. The mother, Madam Serene Ong, is outraged that the teacher did this just before a crucial exam, that it was done without her knowledge - and that it ru...

KATHMANDU (REUTERS) - A Nepali man who was bitten by a cobra snake bit it back and killed the reptile in a tit-for-tat attack, a newspaper said on Thursday. The 55-year-old farmer was reported to have chased the snake, which bit him in his rice paddy on Tuesday, caught it and bit it u...

WELLINGTON (AFP) - A New Zealand man who assaulted his wife with an ostrich egg after her pet pig ran amok has been jailed for six months, it was reported on Thursday. Phillip Russell lost his temper when he discovered the pig had damaged his power saw, verbally abusing his wife, spit...

Developers in Singapore have come up with a solution to the problem of finding a parking space near home - for a price. A building in the upscale Orchard Road area has one lift for residents and another which delivers their cars up to their apartments, to park right beside their livin...

Singapore residents perceive their society as kiasu, competitive, materialistic, self-centred, and elitist, a survey found. But they desire a society with affordable housing, care for the elderly, effective healthcare, care for the disadvantaged and compassion. The survey, which polle...

(THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysian national badminton player Lee Chong Wei will be among the three “badminton kings” to attend his Chinese rival Lin Dan's wedding in September, reported Oriental Daily. Lee had received an unofficial invitation during the recent 2012 London Olymp...

Kanye West was reportedly “blindsided” by his girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s recent revelation. The rapper and the reality TV star began dating publicly in April. According to the US edition of OK! magazine, Kim is not happy with the way her fans online are reacting to her relationship w...

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WELLINGTON - A New Zealand man who assaulted his wife with an ostrich egg after her pet pig ran amok has been jailed for six months, it was reported Thursday. Phillip Russell lost his temper when he discovered the pig had damaged his power saw, verbally abusing his wife, spitting at h...

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By Luke Pachymuthu and Lee Yen Nee SINGAPORE | Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:35am EDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Iran has started moving nearly two million barrels of fuel oil to Singapore in the first such shipment since June, according to an Iran-based port source and Reuters shipping data on Thurs...

Developers in Singapore have come up with a solution to the problem of finding a parking space near home - for a price. A building in the upscale Orchard Road area has one lift for residents and another which delivers their cars up to their apartments, to park right beside their livin...

By Luke Pachymuthu and Lee Yen Nee SINGAPORE | Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:35am EDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Iran has started moving nearly two million barrels of fuel oil to Singapore in the first such shipment since June, according to an Iran-based port source and Reuters shipping data on Thurs...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Religare Health Trust is set to launch an up to $400 million initial public offering in Singapore , a source said, in a move that will allow the backer of the trust, Indian hospitals group Fortis Healthcare , to cut its substantial debt level. The trust, which wi...

Developers in Singapore have come up with a solution to the problem of finding a parking space near home - for a price. A building in the upscale Orchard Road area has one lift for residents and another which delivers their cars up to their apartments, to park right beside their livin...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Religare Health Trust is set to launch an up to $400 million initial public offering in Singapore, a source said, in a move that will allow the backer of the trust, Indian hospitals group Fortis Healthcare, to cut its substantial debt level. The trust, which will...

Wonder Girls is set to bring the wonder to Asia this fall. The group announced the details of its upcoming Asia concert tour on August 23. The girls will launch their tour in Singapore on September 8 at the Resorts World Convention Centre Compass Ballroom, before heading over to the S...

the 14th day, already 2 weeks, I have just finished 184 Mediabase requests for Like Money in 74 minutes. A new record for requests and shortest time. the only thing that remains the same is the pain in my eyes, fingers, elbow and arms. Still gotta help as a wonderful. really no choice...

Singapore's two casinos have been fined more than US$1 million (RM2.5 million) since they opened in 2010, mostly for violating laws aimed at deterring locals from gambling, official data showed today.Please login to read full story

more zionazi lies and propoganda,not just because isreahell just simply exists,they stole the land they are on,remember they lost it 2000 years agobecause of their discusting ways {sodemn and gamorrah},and they control the daily lives ,the air space,land ,sea,they border crossings,ove...

By Saeed Azhar SINGAPORE | Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:41am EDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Religare Health Trust is set to launch an up to $400 million initial public offering in Singapore, a source said, in a move that will allow the backer of the trust, Indian hospitals group Fortis Healthcare, t...

By Luke Pachymuthu and Lee Yen Nee SINGAPORE | Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:35am EDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Iran has started moving nearly two million barrels of fuel oil to Singapore in the first such shipment since June, according to an Iran-based port source and Reuters shipping data on Thurs...

Soon, this action will be so common in Singapore it may inspire a new dance move. (Credit: Jacqueline Seng/CNET Asia) After years of waiting, a consortium comprising partners such as Citibank, DBS, EZ-Link, and all three mobile operators in Singapore--M1, SingTel and StarHub--and led ...

Talk about a global start-up — Bubble Motion — its Bubbly service is a voice version of Twitter that costs users nothing to send voice messages but requires them to pay to retrieve the messages– is based in Singapore and just raised $5 million from JAFCO that it plans to use to gain m...

Concert Date : 8th December 2012 [SHINEE WORLD II SINGAPORE] Biggest mosh pit ever that will fit 3,500 fans in an area spanning over 1,200 sqm! Strictly a one-night only show. Tickets at $238/$178 available from 31 Aug via Sistic (http://www.sistic.com.sg ) General FAQ 1. Will there b...